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OnStar 341
.Proactive Alerts: Receive a
real-time e-mail or text message
regarding potential issues with
key vehicle components, such
as the battery, fuel system,
or starter system. Alerts for
potential issues appear on the
infotainment display. Proactive
Alerts are designed to help
predict specific types of issues
based on information collected
from the vehicle. Other factors
may affect vehicle performance.
Not all issues will deliver alerts.
In some cases, a dealer service
check may be required to
confirm the accuracy of the
alerts.
. Dealer Maintenance Notification:
Have the vehicle notify your
preferred dealer when it is time
for maintenance. Your dealer will
then contact you to set up an
appointment.
To begin, press
|to speak to an
Advisor, or see www.onstar.com.
OnStar Additional
Information
OnStar Smart Driver
OnStar Smart Driver provides
information about driving behavior to
help maximize overall vehicle
performance, reduce wear and tear,
and enhance fuel efficiency. An
Insurance Discounts Eligibility
feature is also offered within OnStar
Smart Driver. See www.onstar.com
for details regarding vehicle
eligibility and system limitations.
OnStar, General Motors, and their
affiliates are not insurance
providers. Obtain insurance only
from licensed insurance providers.
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
. Prior to vehicle purchase. Press
|to set up an account.
. With the OnStar Basic Plan,
every 60 days. .
After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
Press|to request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar services if
the vehicle is disposed of, sold,
transferred, or if the lease ends.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
Press|and follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible. The Advisor will update
vehicle records and explain OnStar
service options.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 184
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 214
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 233
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Air Dam, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 77
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 73
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .110
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 193 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 208
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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Gauges (cont'd)Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 302
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
H
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 140
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Headlamps (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .117
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 138
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . .117
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 267
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 171
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 195
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 45
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 261
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 138
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
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Lamps (cont'd)Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . . 217
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 141
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .113
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .113
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . .115 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .116
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 138
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 109
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 205
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 117
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 304 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 111
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Matching Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 331
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 208
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 292
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 82
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 332
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Reporting Safety Defects (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ride Control Systems Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 320
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 332
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 327
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 71
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seatback Latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 64
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . 89
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 220
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 316
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Service (cont'd)Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 317
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 327
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Special Application Services . . . . 309
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 334
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 324
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 43 Theft-Deterrent Systems (cont'd)
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Competition Oriented . . . . . . . . . 260
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Lifting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 267
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 268
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 267
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Terminology and Definitions . . 263
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274